探究当事人发生改变的机制和过程是心理咨询研究的核心主题,心理咨询中对改变机制和过程的研究深受社会心理学有关态度改变研究的影响。在态度研究中,社会心理学家发现,信息的传达者试图在预定的方向上影响他的受众。在心理咨询中,咨询师也试图影响当事人达到咨询的目标。与社会心理学态度改变研究中的发现一致,心理咨询师的影响力也取决于两大因素:可信度和吸引力。心理咨询要取得预期的效果,咨询师必须确立其为一个重要的影响源,以影响当事人发生转变。影响力研究要进一步深入下去,必须把焦点转到咨询中影响的过程和结果上 Studying the mechanism and process of the parties’ change is the core theme of psychological counseling research. The research on changing mechanism and process in psychological counseling is greatly influenced by the research of social psychology attitudinal change. In attitude research, social psychologists find that the message’s communicator tries to influence his audience in a predetermined direction. In counseling, counselors also try to influence the parties’ goals of counseling. Consistent with findings from a study of changes in attitudes toward psychosocial psychology, the influence of counselors also depends on two factors: credibility and attractiveness. Psychological counseling to achieve the desired effect, consultants must establish it as an important source of influence, to influence the parties to change. Impact studies need to go further, and the focus must be shifted to the processes and outcomes affected by the consultation